The Politics Happens newsletter examines political events and ideas with independent, balanced analysis that lets you make up your own mind.
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Opportunity Party: can they be a kingmaker, or have they already up their mind?
Please click through to my free-access piece on The Conversation.
Voter Suppression?
How and when will we know the impact of an early voter-registration deadline?
Leaders of the Labour and Green parties are ringing alarm bells about the low rate of voter registration in the 18–24 age-group, and hence about disenfranchiseme...
Coalitions of Chaos: do they represent the new New Zealand?
As smaller parties grow, so does their bargaining power. What are the consequences?
The 2026 election looks set to be good for smaller parties. So, whichever major party (Labour or National) forms the next government, significant concessio...
The Herald leaders’ debate: why Hipkins failed to make his case
Two unpopular leaders fought a grudge match, damaging both their parties with each punch. That’s the cynic’s view.
Luxon and Hipkins both suffer from declining leadership capital. They’re both around 20% in preferred prime minister polls –...
Tactical voting and the overhang strategy: a smart idea?
A guide for the perplexed.
Many Kiwi voters are being asked to split their two MMP votes tactically in order to maximise the overhang in the next parliament – on the left and on the right.
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Political commentator, academic and author, based in central Auckland. Honorary Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland.
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